SHAHPUR
Assembly seat no. 198 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2025
Rakesh Ranjan
BJP
Elections held
16
1962–2025
Most successful party
RJD
won 4 of 16
Margin, 2025
15,225
8.53% of valid votes
Result, 2025
Runner-up
RJDRahul Tiwary
- Votes
- 73,430
- Vote share
- 41.16%
- Behind by
- 15,225
Electors
3,08,161
Total votes polled
1,78,400
Valid votes
1,78,400
NOTA votes
2,006
1.12% of votes polled
Turnout
57.9%
Full result, 2025
11 candidates · 1,78,400 valid votes
Rakesh RanjanBJPwon
88,655
49.7%
Rahul TiwaryRJD
73,430
41.2%
Padma OjhaJNSRJP
3,948
2.2%
Dharmendra KumarBSP
2,923
1.6%
Manan ShahIND
2,536
1.4%
Sahabudin MiyaIND
1,844
1.0%
Dablu Kumar GondIND
1,000
0.6%
Krishna RamIND
979
0.5%
Madan YadavJNSKJNDL
589
0.3%
Gouttam OjhaIND
255
0.1%
Shankar Kumar GondGGP
235
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rakesh Ranjan | BJP | 88,655 | 49.70% | Rahul Tiwary | 15,225 |
| 2020 | RAHUL TIWARY | RJD | 64,393 | 41.14% | SHOBHA DEVI | 22,883 |
| 2015 | RAHUL TIWARY | RJD | 69,315 | 47.76% | VISHESHWAR OJHA | 14,570 |
| 2010 | MUNNI DEVI | BJP | 44,795 | 40.29% | DHARMPAL SINGH | 8,211 |
| Nov 2005 | MUNNI DEVI | BJP | 34,121 | 35.91% | SHIVANAND TIWARY | 2,807 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above